Shrine to Bo Xilai’s vanity removed from Dalian museum

Long disgraced and recently charged former politician Bo Xilai is not only disappearing from Chinese public life, his imprint is also being removed from Dalian Modern Museum.AFP reports:

Any references to the one-time political star at the US$24 million museum have disappeared, along with once-prominent displays showcasing signature features of Dalian, which Bo is credited with transforming in the 1990s.

Opened in 2002, [the Dalian exhibit] used to display projects linked to Bo, including a champion football team, an international fashion show and a squad of female mounted policewomen, according to an old sign left on the floor.In May 2011 a visitor wrote on the tourism website Tripadvisor.com that one of the most memorable displays was a luxurious carpet presented to Bo by a foreign official.